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VOLUME VI. K'?-"1' SUMMARY OP E GENERAL N E W S A Fort Walsh letter, dated Nov. 1st, says Sitting Bull's future home is to be on Red Deer river. It is said his band will be se cretly guarded by police, but tbe most effl uent guard over him will be that of his neigh bors, the Blackfcet and Crees. Red Deer river is much favored by buffalo and smaller game, and Sitting Bull will find a good market for his skins with the Hudson Bay Co. Three days ago he was told by Col. McLeod to hold himself in readiness to move to his new quar ters that the queen had through her servant at Ottawa provided a good home tor him, where he could live at peace. Sitting Bull made an eloquent reply, saying: "I came to you in the first place because I was being hard driven by the Americans. Thev broke their treaties with my people, and when I rose up niidjlought, not against them, but for Quf rights as the first people on this pait of the earth, they pursued me like dogs, and would ha\e hung me to a tree. They are not just. They drove us into war and then seek to pun ish me for fighting. That is not honest. The queen would not do that." After thanking the queen, he said: "Tell her that my people will be good. I will take my people to the Red Deer country, and now I declare before you that I will not make any trouble, or annoy you, or give any pain to the queen. I will be be quiet. I will never fight on your soil, un less you ask me to help you then I will fight, riaec me where you like. I will be at peace in Canada, but you—who are brave soldiers and not treaty-breakers, thieves, murderers— you would think me a coward if I did not die fighting the Americans. Therefore, while I go to Red Deer to live in peace, [here the speaker almost shrieked,] I will come back when my braves arc stronger. If they will not come with me, I will come alone, and fight the Americans until death' You I lo\c and respect. Them I hate and jour queen's soldiers would despise mc if I did not hate them. That is all I am ready to go Avith you to the Red Doer." The Blackfcet Indians say they won't stand any nonsense from the Sioux. The Nez Pcrces who fled here before Joseph'ssuircndei La\c nearly all icturned. They attempted to squat between thispostand and the Buttes, but were warned off Some of them ciossed the mountains into British Columbia probably with the intention or join ing their old allies, the Okanagans. On leav ing the fort Sitting Bull wept. The Xew mnlate to England. The opposition to the confirmation of John Welsh as minister to England has been strengthened by the alleged discovery of the faot that the Philadelphia firm of which Mr. Welsh is a member is the owner in Cuba of a sugar plantation and a large number of shrves. The friends of Mr Welsh seem to ha\e been taken somewhat by surprise by these de\el opments, which, it must be confessed, have the appearance of genuineness. Their ex planation is, that the firm in question, being engaged in the West Indies sugar trade, hav been compelled to take mortgages upon plantations as security for advances to plant ers, and that the slaves, as an indispensable and inseparable pait of the realtj, have in this manner come into the firm's possession. Unless Mr. Welsh can succeed in disconnect in? his name entirely from the imputation of ownership or pecuniary inter est in the Cuban slaves, he will not be likely to overcome the intense prejudice which the un lisputcd facts would create against him. Unlawful Seisnre In MlMlMf ppl. The seizure of logs, lumber and tur pentine in Mississippi by Special Agent Car ter of the interior department, has suddenly come to an end. It seems that sweeping in discriminate seizures made at Pascagoula by the deputy United States Marshal, by virtue of a writ of sequcstrtion sued out by Special Assent Carter, turns out to be illegal. Maj. Thos. II Price, of the Mobile bar, represent ing the victims argued a motion on the 10th to quasli the writ before the United States circuit court, Judge Hill presiding, on the ground that the writ was unconstitutional and was not due process of law. The judge sustained the motion. This decision gives great relief to a large community in southern Mississippi, who have been greatly damaged already by wholesale seizures,which in effect crushed guilty and innocent. Phillip* on Bnmuer. Wendell Phillips has been lecturing in Philadelphia, and replied to Gen. Grant's and •x-Secretary Fish's reflection on Sumner. Re lathe to the general's remarks on the charac ter of Snmner, Phillips warmly eulogized Sumner, combatting the allegation of his in competency or tardiness, and asserting that the reason of his removal from the senate foreign relations committee was on account of his antagonism of the proposed San Dom ingo acquisition. Mr. Sumner said Mr. Phil lips said that Mr Fish urged him to go to Lon don as United States Minister, absent himself from the senate and let the San Domingo scheme pass. Foi this, Mr. Sumner rebuked him, and ever afterwards their relations were cool and distant. »c »n Senatorial The Republican members of the United States Senate held a caucus on the 10th, last ing from about noon till after 5 o'clock. It was cry fully attended. The topics discussed were the so-called Southern poliey and chil service poliey of the administration, with special reference to the Louisiana contest and sundry nominations before the committees. Opinions were freely interchanged bv nearly all the senators, showing that a majority were not in accord with the views and action of the President on the subjects discussed, and less than a majority disposed to make any formal issue with him. Such an issue was not deemed expedient in a party sense, nor called for by the publie intersts under the present in terests under the present circumstances. ".Ml*« Un the 8th, the miners employed in the Keete mine near Deadwood, under con tractor Conlcc took lorcible possession of the mine on account of the nonpayment of their wages by the contractors. The miners are still in possession of the mine. They have resisted the sheriff successfully and refused compromise of any kind except a full and complete settlement of their claims. They are securely fortified, well armed and provis ioned to stand a month's siege. The citizens of Central City near which the mine is located arc in sympathy with the miners, and it is feared that blood will be shed before a settle ment can be obtained. The amount due them is $2,500. Tli« Stiver BUI. Senator Stanley Matthews says he has made no aseci tion that the President will sign he silver bill. Tie has merely expressed his JPJS» .^fyjM^M.i^&t^fb. 5r^r-v 1 Sp^j^'^^Slwy' individual opinion that in the event of U*e bill's passage by the Senate the President will ap prove it, and he adds that this expression of opinion was made by him without any in formation derived from the President as to his intentions on this subject, and he neither pro fessed, nor was in fact the statement based on the President's authority. It was based upon the assumption that the bill would pasl by a large majority, and that the President would consider it such an expression of the public will as Ire could not properly disregard^ Preaching at Praetleta In the death of a well-known St. Louis cyprian, the papers of that city find food for beneficial reflection. She was the daughter of a well-known minister in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, who, when misfortune over, came her, cast her off. During all her public life she pleaded piteously for restoration to her father's favor, but while preaching the Word of God, repentance and charity, he turned a deaf ear to her implorations, and left her to die in neglect and shame. His con gregation will listen to that dhinc with more than ordinary interest, hereafter, when he glowingly paints a pretty hot hell. A a Trip ant Micky Kscape. The Time*1 Bismarck special says the Sitting Bull commissioners '"ho, returning to Fort Benton from Fort Walsh, took passage on mackinaw boat3 to make the journey down the Missouri, had a hazardous trip, on account of the impending probability that the rhcr would freeze and pen the party in above Fort Bufori. They ai rived at the latter place however, on the 2nd inst., having completed the entire distance, 670 miles, in 10 days. The day after their arrival the river froze over and from Buford to Bismarck the journey was made overland by ambulance. Ring- Prosecutions. The case against Robert Smalls a mem ber of Congress from South Carolina charged with accepting a bribe while a member of the legislature, was taken up at Columbia imme diately after the verdict against Cardoza. Judge Melton, his counsel, has moved for the removal of the case to the United States court, on the ground of prejudice aud political feel ing, which is yet to be argued. The grand jury has returned an indictment against Ben Whittcmore, accused of accepting a bribe when a member of the senate. Whittcmore was in Canada when last heard from. 11 h*i Jmrph will Hybernate, Chief Joseph will stay with Miles on the Yellowstone this winter, as the weather is too cold, and transportation facilities too lim ited for his shipment to Bismarck. The 7th cavalry left Musselshell river Nov. 1st, and will march Aia Buford to Fort A. Lincoln. They have been equipped for the frosty jaunt. The St. Louis orkmen, on Wolf Rapids, Yel low stone, ha\e been frozen in abo\e Buford while enroute to Bismark. Same true of Capt. Maguire's party, recently at work on Dauphin rapids, upper Missouri. A H-avy Bfortft-ai?*. A decree of foreclosure and sale in the suit of the Farmers' Loan and Trust company of New York, against the Eiie railway com pany and others, entered on the 7th, is on a mortgage made to plaintiffs for $25,000,000, on which over $3,000,000 interest is due. The order is made subject to liens of six prior mortgages, and provides for the sale to bond holders if they form a company or transfer of bed to them. Sales to be made in New York for cash, but not until auxiliary suits in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are concluded. he November Kltctloas. Incomplete returns from the States which held elections on the 6th indicate the following results: Massachusetts, Republican by 10,000 majority Wisconsin Republican by 4,000 to 5,000 Minnesota Republican by 10,000 to 12,000 majority. New Jersey, Pennsylva nia, Maryland, Virginia and Mississippi are all Democratic by large majorities, and New York probably Democratic by small mijority. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan has been elected Gov ernor of New Jersey by 8,000 to 10,000 major ity. llel at Hi Post. When the pilot ot the Louisville, Ky., ferry boat James Whathen rang to start on the morning of the 7th, the engineer failed to re spond. The investigation which followed found the engineer dead at his post, his head back, and arms extended as if in the act of starting the boat the moment the signal was given. Deceased had been with the Louisville & Jeffersonville company for years. Death is supposed to have resulted from heart disease. Prencn Cabinet. At a meeting of forty Constitutionalists of the senate, including leaders of the Orlcan ists, a majority voted that the party should not sanction a new dissolution of the chamber of deputies if demanded, nor support the pres ent ministers. President McMahon has re ceived at the Elysce, General Vinay and sena tors Dandigne, Clement, De Montgotfier, Del sot and Brame, who, it is believed, will form part of the new cabinet. Tbe Cholera. The Enquirer publishes reports from a large number of places in Ohio, Indiana and Ken tucky, which indicate that there has teen a very general prevalence of hog cholera those States. The disease in some localities being a regular scourge has caused a heavy loss to farmers, but most reports state it is now rap idly dying out. River Steamer Rank. A Keokuk special of the 8th says the Northern Line steamboat,' Alex. Mitchell sank four miles below that city this evening at 5 o'clock. She struck a snag and went down in half an hour, the water coming two feet above the deck. All of the 75 passengers got off safely but some 200 tons of freight is damaged. The same boat sank near Burlington in Aug ust last. Tbe a an Telegraph System. The subterranean telegraph line be tween Berlin and Kiel was completed with ap propriate ceremonies in the presence of the postmaster general and members of the Eng lish and Austrian telegraph. The total length of German subterranean cables is 917# miles. Each cable contains seven wires. A Kncllsn Strike Knord. The decision of Lord Moncrief, referee in the arbitration between the Clyde ship rights and shipbuilders, was given'on the 8th in favor of the masters. The referee holds that the state of trade on the Clyde does not warrant an advance of wages. The lock out has lasted six months. Kortnn'a SncccMor, No Daniel W Vorhees has been ap pointed by Governor Williams of Indiana to the vacancy in the United States Senate caused by the death of Senator Morton, and on the 6th forwarded the Commission to Terre Haute, Mr. Vorhees' residence, through a delegation of gentlemen specially appointed therefor. rn*tor Xurton's Will. The will of Senator Morton has been admitted to probate at Indianapolis. He leaves his entire estate to his wife with the re quest that she assist his sons in their education and otherwise as they may need, and make various presents to bis relation. He requests Jesse P. Siddell to act as attorney for the estate and appoints his wife sole executrix without bond. Mow a Printing Company Hade Stake. Congressman S. Smalls' tiial began at Columbia, S. C. pn the 8th, when testimony was given of the payment of five thousand dollars to him to secure the passage of an ap propriation for the Republican printing eom pany. Jule tbe STew President. The French chamber of deputies have elected Jules Grevy president by a vote of 299 against 159. Blanks Caillaux minister of finance, announced that he would present the budget as soon as the house was finally con stituted. E CONFLICT IN E OLD WORLD A Russian official dispatch contains the following: A squadron of our cavalry has oc cupied the road from Rahova to Widdin Rahova wasjoccupied by l,500 Turkish infantry, part of whom, with fie inhabitants, withdrew on the approach of our reconnoitering force. On the night of the 4th, Gen. Skobcloff pushed on to Breshavo, south of Phnna, threw up bat. teries there, and after a violent cannonade, attacked the Turkish positions with infantry The rcsvlt of the attack is not stated. An official telegram from Mukhtar Ta sha admits that the Russians compelled him to retrest from Deveboyun. It says some officers who became panic-stricken and aban doned se^ eral guns will be court martieled The dispatch concludes: We are now occupy ing the fortifications oi Erzeroum and prepar ing means of defence. At the close of nine hours' hard fighting on the 4th, at Deveboyun the Turks fled in complete disorder, abandon ing their camp, arms and provision. Loss not known. Detailed reports of the battle near Er zeroum on the 9th show that the fighting lasted eleven hours. Two Russian columns attacked the redoubts southeast of Erzeroum. One column succeeded in occupying a block house, but was dislodged. The other column, perceiving the enormous loss of the former, retreated. The Tuiks pursued thorn as far as De^e Boyun, were driven back from there,rallied and drove the Russians back again toDeve Bojun. The Russians lost a large quan tity of arms and ammunition, but only a few prisoners All the officers in Kara down to major unanimously voted to reject the summons to surrender made by the Russians, and resolved to defend the city to tht last extremity. The Russians abandoned Opaka and Epalmaska with much booty. The Russians have com menced a vigorous bombardment of Batoum. Constantinople dispatches deny the report that Mukahtar pasha was wounded in the fighting near Erzeroum Monday the 5th inst. The Ardahan column joined Gen. Hcimann after he battle of Ecyc-Boyun. The Turks lost there 2,500 killed, wounded and prisoners, and a part of their artillery. ^K» November Kleetlons. The result of the elections on the 6th at this writing indicate the following results: Minnesota, Republican by about 12,000 ma jority. In Wisconsin the Republican State ticket majority for Governor will be over 6,000. The legislature, as nearly as can be ascertained, stands as follows: Senate—Republicans, 21 Democrats 12. Assembly—Republicans, 52 Democrats 40 Greenbackers, 8. New York Democratic on State ticket by about 15,000, but the Republicans have a ma ority of 16 on joint ballot which probably se cures the re-election of Senator Conkling. In New Jersey the latest returns give Mc Clellan 12,500 majority for Governor. The senate stands 12 Democrats, 9 Republicans house, 31 Democrats, 2 Independent*, 27 Re publicans. Nebraska is reported to give a Republican majority of 5,000 but some time will elapse be fore returns are complete. Pennsylvania gives the Democrats from nine totne thousand majority. In Massachusetts, returns from all but seven towns in the State are received. The vote is as follows: Rice, 90,426 Gaston, 75,735 Pitman, 16,211 {Phillips, 3,671. The senate stands, 35 Republicans and five Democrats, a gain of two senators for the Republicans. The house stands 173 Republicans, 64 Dem ocrats, 10 liberal Republicans and two Inde pendents. Maryland gives 25,000 to 30,000 Demo cratic majority, Virginia and Mississippi are Democratic as usually. No regular Republi can ticket in the field In Connecticut a Legislature and county officers were elected but no State ticket. The Republicans carry the Legislature by a small majority. In Kansas the Republicans elected their Chief Justice by a majority not reported. In Illinois the election was confined to county officers: Chicago gives Republican majorities ranging from three to ten thous and. Latest Markets. a GRAIN—Wheat, No 1 hard 1.14 No. 1(1.10 No.2(1.08W seller November (1.08% seller December, (1.05? No. 3, (1.03J^. Com, No. 2 43^c. Oats, No. 2 24^c. Rye, No. 1 55c. Barley,No.2,62J£c. PROVISIONS.—Mess pork, $13.00@ 13.25. Lard, prime steam, (8.12£ kettle (8.50. Cbleago. FLOUR—Western extras, (5.0D@6.00 Minne sota extras, (5.62K@6.50 patent, (6.50@9.00 superfine, (2.25@4.00 western extra, $SJS0@ GRAIN.—Wheat No. 1, Chicago (1.10 No. 2, do. (1.05% cash (1.05% seller November (1.04#@1.04% seller the year. Corn 43Kc cash 42% seller November 41c seller the year rejected, 41}f@41%c. Oats, No. 2,24Wc cash 24@24#c seller November rejected, 2ttfc. Rye,54c. Barley58#c cash 60c seller December. I PROVISIONS—Pork (13.00 cash (12.75@12.80 seller November (12.55 seller the year (12.67 @13yTO seller January. La^, (8.10@8.12K cash (7.50 seller November (8.05 seller De cember and the year. WORTHINGTON, NOBLES COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THUBSPAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1877. O I O N E S S S E N A TE Nov. 5th.—Not in session. O SE N O V. 5th.—A large number of bills were introduced under call of the States among them bills to amend the bankrupt law! to reduce the tax on tobacco, for transfer of the Indian bureau to the war department for Mississippi levees, for the election of post masters, authorising a treaty with Mexico, re moving legal disabilities of women, amending the constitution so as to prevent the exercise of the right of suffrage by the Chinese. Mr. Bland's bill for the recoinage of the silver dol tor of 412f grains and making it an unlimit ed legal tender, was passed under suspension of the rules, 163 to 84 also a resolution by Mr. Ewing to take his bill for the repeal of the resumption law out of the morning hour and make it the special order for every day till next tuesday, when a vote shall be taken, SENATE, Nov. L—A communication of the ppstmasterjgeneral asking (661,880 to defray deficiency expenses of the department the last fiscal year. Bills were introduced: By Mr. Windom to exempt United States trading vesslcs from port charges, by Plumbs, to define the rights of homestead 'settlers by Cameron to improve the Mississippi from the Milwaukee and St. Paul bridge to the mouth of the Root rh er. Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution for investigating the construction and land grant of the Northern Pacific. Maxey offered a resolution for a commission to in vestigate the troubles on the Mexican border. HOUSE, Nov. 6th.—A number of bills were introduced, among them one to sub sidize a steamboat line to Brazil limiting the 6ale of agricultural lands to actual settlers by Mr. Stewart to extend the time for the com pletion of the Northern Pacific to establish the territory of Lincoln to amend the con stitution, making the presidential term six years to create an additional standing com mute on the improvement of the Mississippi rner and its tributaries for a uniform oath of office for, members of congress. A resolu tion WIL adopted calling on the secietary of the treasury for the amount of bullion in the trcasuiy, and the amout of gold obligations outstanding. HOUSE, Nov. 7.—Speaker Randall laid before the House the resignation of Chaplain Paisal when Mr. Stephens offered a resolu tion of regret which was adopted. The bill for the repeal of the resumption law was then taken up and speeches made by Price, Kelly, Cox, of Ohio,Harrison and others. Mr. Wood ottered a resolutian calling for information as to the expenses* of the war department. Mr. Blount reported the naval deficiency appro priation bill. Adjourned. SENATE, NOV. 8.—Mr. Matthews intro duced a bill supplementary to the resumption act. It provides that legal tenders shall not be reduced below (350,000,000 and that a coin reserve of (100,000,000 shall always be kept that when it falls to (50,000,000 specie pay ment shall be suspended, four per cent bonds being given for legal tenders instead, until thcresciveis replenished. It also provides for the sale of bonds for greenbacks. Reso lutions were introduced regarding the pay ment of Mexican claims, and the fulfilment of the contract of the Union Pacific company with the government, Mr. Maxey's resolu tion calling on the president for information relative to Mexican raids and of Mr. Mitchell calling for information as to the Noithern Pacific railroad were taken up and agreed to. After an executive session, adjourned. HOUSE, Nov. 8th—The session was taken up with long debate in committee of the whole on the army bill, which was fparticipat cdin by Mr. Atkins, chaiiman of the appro priations committee, Mr. Foster and others. The lull provided for an army of 22,000 men and oppropriates (25,700,000, $3,000,000 less than last year. The estimates were for (30, 000,000. Fhere was considerable discussion on the question of the reduction of the army after which the House adjourned. SENATE, NOV. 9.—Bills were introduced to authorize the pajment of customs duties in legal tender notes relating to the jurisdiction of courts in Utah in matters of divorce, for the construction and completion of the Northern Pacific railroad calling on the interior depart ment for a statement of treaty obligations with Indian tribes. Adjourned. HOUSE, NOV. 9.—After the presentation of some communications, the army bill wab considered in committee of the whole. All amendments reducing the army were nega tived, the Texas members voting with the Re publicans for the purpose. The committee rose without action. Petitions and memorials were presented from the national board of trade. SENATE, NOV. 10.—Not in session. HOUSE, NOV. 10.—The army bill was considered in committee of the whole, and re ported to the house after the adoption of an amendment providing for the recruiting of four cavalry companies to the full strength, to be stationed on the Texas frontier, and the rejec tion of an amendment offered by Mr. Hooker prohibiting the use of troops to suppress in surrection in any State, except on demand of the executive. a» A Child St Nicholas. I am sure that you will like the story I am about to tell you, of a little French Princess, who was married and crowned Queen of England when only 8 years old, and who became a widow at 12." This child-sovereign was born many hundred years ago—in 1387 at the Palace of the Louvre in Paris, of whose noble picture-gallery I am sure you have all heard, if, indeed, many of you have not seen it yourselves. She was the daughter of the poor Kin Charles VI., whose mis fortunes made him insane, and for whose amusement playing-cards were invented, and of his Queen, Isabeau of Bavaria, a beautiful but very wicked woman. Lit tle Princess Isabella was the eldest of twelve children. She inherited her mother's beauty, and was petted by her parents and the entire Court of France. King Richard II. of England, who was a widower about 80 years old, was urged to marry again and, instead of select ing a wife near his own age, his choice fell upon little Princes Isabella. "She is much too young," he was told. '•Even in five or six years she will not be old enough to be married." The King, however, thought this objection too trifling to stand in the way of his mar riage, and saying, "The lady's age is a fault that every day will remedy," he sent a magnificent embassy to the Court of France, headed by the Archbishop of Dublin, and consisting of Earls, Mar shals,Knights, and Squires of Honor un counted, with attendants to the number of 500. When the Embassy reached Paris, and the offer of marriage had been formally accepted, the Archbishop and the Earls asked to see the little Princess who was so soon to become their Queen. A first the French Council refused, saying so young a child was not prepared to appear on public occasions, and they could not tell how she might behave. The English noblemen were so solicitous, however, that at last she was brought before them. The Earl Marshal immediately knelt be fore her, and said, in the old-fashioned language of the time: "Madam, if it please God, you shall be our Lady and Queen." Queen Isabella stood at a little dis tance, curious and anxious, no doubt, to know how her little daughter would an- swer the formal address. To her great pleasure, and the great surprise of Ha present, the Princess Isabella replied: "Sir, if it please God and my father that I be Queen of England, I shall be well .pleased, for I am told I shall then be a great lady." Then, giving the Marshall, her tiny hand to kiss, she bade him rise from, his knees, and^ leading him to her mother, she presented him to her with the grace and ease of a mature woman. According to the fashion of the time, Princess Isabella was immediately mar ried by proxy, and received the title ot the Queen of England. Froissart, the celebrated historian living at that epoch, says: "It was very pretty to see her, young as she was, practicing how to act the Queen." In a few days'~King Richard arrived from England with a gay and numerous retinue of titled ladies to attend his little bride. After many grand festivities they were married, and were taken in state to England, where the Baby Queen was crowned in the famous Westminster Abbey. Fan* 1 of ^enat^r Morton. The funeral of the late Senator Morton took place at Indianapolis on the 5th inst., and was attended by a vast con course of people. The floral offerings were most elaborate, being made of tube roses. At 1 o'clock the remains were brought into the church, preceded by the officiating clergyman and followed by the pall bearers, Hon. E. C. Martindale, Hon. J. N Tyner, assistant postmaster general, Dr. W C. Thompson, ex-Gover nor Conrad Baker, Gen. James A. Ekin, A. Q. M. general, Hon. J. F. Kibby, Hon. Henry Taylor, Hon. A. J. Porter,, followed by the family and relatives Then came Senators Davis, Burnside Bayard, McDonald, Cameron of Pennsyl vania, both of the Ohio senators, Representatives Banks, Cobb, Townsend, Burchard, Davidson and Hanna. Then followed the secretary of war, secretary ol the navy, the attorney general and Burch ard Hayes, son of the president, ex-Gov. Hendricks, Gov. Williams, Hon. Benj* Bristow, G=a. John M. Harlan,Gov. Young of Ohio, Gov. Cullom of Illinois, Col. In gersoll,, Murat Halstead, Mayor Moore, Theodore Cook, Judge Cox of Cincinnati, and many other distinguished visitors, both from abroad and every section of the State. Then came the Indiana State offi cers, Mayor Caven and the city council of this city. At 1:10, the choir sung the an them, Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain thee." At 1:20 Rev. Myron W. Reed read from the scriptures, first, the ninetieth psalm and closing with the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastcs. At 1:25 prayer by Rev. Dr. Henry Day, of this city. At 1:35 the anthem, "My faith looks up to Thee." At 1:40 sermon by Rev. Joseph Bradford Cleaver, from second Samuel, second chapter, part of seventh verse, "Saul is dead." At 2:25 the anthem, "And am I onlvborntodie?" At 2.30, eulogy by Rev. Dr". J. H. Bayles, pastor of the church in which the cere monies took place. After the benediction by President Tut tle, of Wabash college, the casket was re moved to the hearse and the funeral pro cession moved under command of GeuLew Wallace, the Odd Fellows having taken charge of the corpse by their pall bearers, First division, ColonerN. R. Ruckle com manding, composed of the military of this city, Muncie, Haute Craw fordsvtlle and Logansport. Second division commanded by Gen Pease, assisted by Thomas Underwood marshal, composed of Odd Fellows' grand lodge of Indiana, and lodges of various parts of the State, including the lodge and encampment from Centreville, of which Senator Morton was a member third division commanded by Major J. F. Wiidman, clergy, hearse, family, United States senators, members of congress, governors, United States army officers, federal judges, State officers, county offi cers, the mayor ot Indianapolis and city officers fourth division under command of Albert Gale, Esq. citizens in carriages, citizens on foot. It was five o'clock when the Odd Fellows' ceremonies weie begun, which were necessarily shortened by the lateness of the hour. The remains were deposited in the vault of the chapel at Crown Hill cemetery. The Black Museum." "Tke Black Museum is a room at the London Police Headquarters in which during the last three years pieces de con viction have beee arranged and labelled, forming a ghastly, squalid and suggestive show. The London Spectator thus de scribes it: Along the wall on the right side of the room is ranged a choice collection of guns, crowbars and jimmies'—the latter are implements of the house breaking in dustry, which admit of great variety and are susceptible of highly artistic handling and among them is a pair of tongs, un evenly rusted and with a dirty paper book, wiittcn all over with incoherent sentences attached to it. The tongs arc those with which a man named McDon ald killed his wife about two years ago. The book is, it seems to the visitor^ a record of various phases of the man's insanity. They hanged him though, and also the greater number of the proprietors of the horrid, labelled assortment of ham mers, knives—including the bread, carv ing and pocket varieties—razors and pistols, which suggest a cutler's] booth in a fair. There is dried blood on all the knives and razors, and on some of the hammers, and every one of them stands for a murder or a suicide*, in a terrible number of cases, for the murder of a wife by her husband. Several of the pistols, mostly beautiful weapons, are the instruments of suicide, and each is labelled with the name, date and place. The simple suicides are al most all among the higher class of socie ty, and when the visitor asks how the pis tol with which a gentleman of wealth and station shot himself has come into the keeping of the Museum, he is told: "The family mostly do not like to have it, and so they ask the police to take it away." In a corner hang the clothes the Rev. J. Watson, who murdered his wife atStockwell the horse-pistol with which he shot her, and the heavy ham mer which he bought to knock the nails W'K? ^SM^r V**?** •& into the chest in which he proposed to hide her body. So carefully had the murderer washed his trousers and his coat sleeves that the blood-stains could only be discerned with difficulty at the time of the investigation.- But since the coat and trousers have been hanging on the Black Museum's walls the stains have come out close aud thick. "We many times notice that here," the visitor is told. The frightful'weapons used bv the "Len nie" mutineers are here, neatly ranged under the photograph of the ringleader, "French Peter," and a "group" of the whole gang of ruffians, with a red-ink mark on four, heads among the number, to indicate those who were hanged. Hard by is a bundle of letters forming the cor respondence which furnished much of the evidence against Margaret Waters, the babj-farmer. much sin, shame, sorrow and cruelty that small dusty bun dle represents I A small hillycock hat, with a mask fastened inside the lront rim, into which is packed a purse, a comforter, a small lantern and a life-preserver with a terri fic knob of lead on it, is quite a cheerful object to turn to from all these grim relics of worse crimes, though the bur glar who formerly owned the life-preser ver iuformed the police who seized, but also rescued him—having come up on hearing his cries when he was caught be tween the iron bars of a window through which he was escaping—on a false alarm, that he had thoroughly intended to -do for' any one who should interrupt him with that convenient weapon. A bundle of flash notes, Bank of Elegance issue, for which there is a fixed price, and a brisk sale on race-courses among bettors who can only read imperfectly or not at all the conjuring book of Prof. Zendavcsta, which always opened at the same page, the only one on which there is a worked horoscope the wretched cheat's ill spelled accounts, which reveal the stupen dous credulity of the people, for they re cord an average of five hundred visitors a week and the letters addressed to him chiefly by women, at least sufficiently educated to know better—these are al most amusing, after all that has been seen before. A forged betting ticket, which got the forger in trouble at the Nottingham races, is a curious and in genious example of perverted cleverness. The forged ticket is identified with the real one, to all appearance. On very close inspection, one sees that it is better printed than the genuine article. A large assortment of burglars' tools is not the least suggestive obiect here." Gov. Pillsbury's Thanksgiving Procla mation. STATE OP MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. The President' of the United States having designated Thursday, the 29th day ot" November, inst, as a day of na tional thanksgiving and praise, I recom mend the people of this State on the day so named to cease from their secular pursuits and unite in fervent manifesta tions ot gratitude to Almighty God tor the numberless blessings vouchsafed us. Let us thankfully recognize the present as a year of exceptional blessings. Let us be profoundly grateful for the moderation and wisdom which determined an exigent choice for Chief Magistrate in a porten tious national crisis. Let us be glad for the growth of that sentiment of fraternal concord through which all the States of this rescued Union are this year enabled to dwell together in peace as one people. Let us rejoice in that highest capacity for self-government which was this year evidenced by the maintenance ot public order in a period of great popular distress and discontent. Let us thank God for the gladdening beauty of the season—for a favoring seed time, a quickening and radiant midsum mer, and the golden bounties of an unpar alleled harvest. Let us devoutly thank Him for the abounding joy in our hearts, for peace and plenty in our homes and for the measureless content with which our lives are crowned and in especial manner let our glad hearts swell with praise and gratitude to the interposing Father of mercies for our signal deliverance from that dire locust scourge which for suc cessive years laid waste a portion of our State as with a besom of destruction. Let our joy in the general abundance seek gracious expression by a timely re membrance of those who are yet in need. Let us gladly acknowledge our continued enjoyment of health, peace and order and our exemption from unusual disaster by land and sea—let us be mindful of the ample privileges and opportunities which our free institutions afford, and, after a period of salutary adversity let us be .thankful if, with returning prosperity,we may happily discern evidences that our errors are conected and our trangressions forgotten. "O praise the Lord all ye nations praise Him all ye people." Given under my hand and the great seal of the State, this fifth day of No vember, A. eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. [Seal.J O N S. PILLSBURT, Attest: J. S. Irgens, Secretary of State. Every Body's Canoe. "Try to please every body and you will please nobody" is a well-known truth,and brings to mind the following story: A man in a forest was building a canoe, along came a traveler, and told him ha was shaping the bow altogether wrong, and advised him how to fix it. The man changed it and the traveler passed on. Presently along came another traveler, and, stopping to watch progress suggest ed some other improvements, which the man m$3e. No long after, a third came and also'tendered his advice, which was accepted. The man having finished the canoe after the wishes of the travelers, suspended it from a tree and commenced to make another after his own ideas so when tbe fourth traveler came along and asked him why he did this and that, the man looked up quietly, and said, 'See here, stranger this is my canoe there's every body's canoe up in that tree."' Russian to a Turk, who receives a bay onet-thrust—"But, my poor Turk you don't appear to object 1" Turk—"It is the first time in eight days that anything has gone into my stomach." NUMBER Ji E. M. Pressnall, of Le Roy, marketed iu Mankato recently, 13 head of hogs, the combined weight of which was 4662 pounds for which he received $193.13. He has 16 more, averaging about the same as those sold. These 29 hogs were raised and fattened with tbe corn raised upon 16 acres of ground—of which last year he sold 100 bushels, and gave one-third the crop this year for cultivating. CARVER. A man in Camden, by the name of Michael Kedkin, had a leg broken on the 22d ult by a falling tree A colony of Sweeds have emigrated from this county and taken up all of town 116, range 44, and part of the adjoining township in Lac qui Parle county, and a part of town 115, range 44, in Yellow Medicine county. bCOTT. A son of Judge J. L. Macdonald oi Shakopee died recently of inflammation caused by a scratch from a dog's foot... .The grist and saw mill of Mr. Skinner of Spring Lake caught fire about midnight on the 30th and burned to the ground. CROW WING. A Green Prairie calf, three months old, weighed when killed and dressed, four hun dred and fifty pounds. STEELE. Leonard Gaitze, of Havana, while working around a threshing machine one day recently, attempted to step over the tumbling rod ana was caught, and turned around the rod ten or twelve times. His head struck the tongue of the thresher and knocked him senseless, also cutting^ a severe gash on the back of his head All the school and agri cultural lands in Steele county remaining un sold, are offered for sale at the County Audi tor's office... .The county jail in Owatonna is now finished and ready for business... .Gus. LinderqAist, employed by Wm. Patton, four miles west of Owatonna, met with an acci dent which as as painful as it was singular. While eating a piece of bread he swallowed a large sized needle which stuck about three fourths of its length in his throat. Riding in to the city he lhited Dr. Hill who extracted the needle with a pair of forceps Mr. Ker man, a brakeman on the C, M. & St. P. R. who had gone on duty at Austin on freight train No. 7, fell from the cars while they were switching at a station between' Owatonna and Austin, and was badly injured, his right arm and left broken and his head severely bruised and cut. He was brought to Owa tonna and cared for. BROWX. A little child ot Adam Schommburg, aged about two years, fell into a boiler of hot water on Tuesday last, andjwas so badly scald ed as to result in its death the following day. ... .The land eutne» in the New Ulm land of fice are more numeious than at any previous period for five ears. In October 100 home stead cntries,T5 preemptions and 75 tree claims were taken, and the demand for land seems to be on the increase WABASHAW. A Lake City sportsman recently killed at two shots, eight wild geese, the aggregate weight of which was, when dressed, ninety eight pounds bTEARNS. The residence of Albert Knudson, sev en miles from Sauk Centre, was »n the night of the 31st ult, set on fire by the explosion of a kerosene oil lamp and totally distroyed I. Frendenberg, an agent of a New York Jewelry house, was arrested at Sauk Centre last week, charged with breach of trust in not paying o\er monies collected by him, belong ing to the firm. He was released after being taken to St. Paul While two sons of Dr. La Flesh weie out hunting partridges one day recently, they suddenly came on a large bear, which started straight for them. They bad no other weapons than shot guns loaded with fine shot, and they thought they were in a pret ty bad fix. As the bear was coming close to them, both fired in his face and run for their lives. When they had run some distance they looked around and found that Mr. Bruin had not followed them, but was running away shaking his head and wiping his face with his clumsy paw s. WATONWAN. A fire broke out in Madelia on the night of the 31st ult., and destroyed five build ings. Fortunately the buildings destroyed were not among tbe most valuable....Tim Larkin had his stable, farming tools, grain and hay burned by a prairie fire recently Saws run by wind arc used to cut wood in St. James. BLLB EARTU. A single printing office in Mankato printed over 42,000 election tickets—more than two tickets to every man, woman and child in the county. GOODHCZ. A Cannon Falls dog has developed a remarkable appetite for chewing tobacco. He chews all he can get. COTTONWOOD. Prairie fires have been unusually num erous and considerable property destroyed thereby, including buildings, fencing, hay, etc In Springfield, since a large prairie fire, a Mr. Evans has been unable to find 125 sheep that cither perished in the flames or wandered off. JACKSON. Joseph Goetzel of Murray county, who was some time ago committed to the Jackson county jail, charged with the commission of an unnatural crime with his own daughter, escaped from the jail on the 28th, and is still at large. A WclsiTttaliblt. A sturdy, hungry-looking individual stepped into a Fulton Street restaurant, and, after consulting the bill of fare, call ed for a Welsh rabbit. After a short time they brought the peace of bread neatly toasted, reposing in its bed of cheese, and, after looking at it intently for a moment, be asked: "Is that a Welsh rabbit?" "It is," was the answer. He lifted it with a fork and looked un der it. "It is?" he echoed. "Yes, sir, it's just what vou called for,a Welsh rabbit." "Well," replied the man, moving slow ly back from the table, "you can take it away just the same, and bring me some merican beef, and remember that when I want fried cheese I'll call for it." *T1$ I Jniul) Minnesota Kews. .. ,.. j/i 1 MOKBISON. !f At the recent term ot the District Court at Little Falls, Albert Eustash was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree for kill ing the Chippewa Indian Nispinig. Ewtasb was sentenced to four and a half years inotho State Prison 4 fSBBBORN. I Jens Christianson accidently shot him self while hunting in a boat upon the 'lake in Biceland on Sunday, the 21st ult How jthe gun happened to be discharged, or where the contents entered his body is not known, "but death resulted in five minutes from the time oi the accident. NOBLES. On the 22nd ult the freight trail' go ing west set fire to the prairie, east of Heney and burned fifteen or twenty tons of |hay -o E. S. Mills, and also the farm dwelling fornler ly owned by E. Sprague, situated on 8. rVV. quarter section twenty... .The greater part of the county has been burned over by prairie fires and it is estimated that 1,200 tons of hav has been destroyed, ftogether with grain stacks, stables, claim shanties &c, which will 6um up the losses into the thousands. The most disastrous of these fires originated from the passing engines on the railroad. BLUB EARTH.